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Joel Said:
Why does my math text book have questions about chemical?We Answered:
When they teach math they are supposed to use examples of different kinds that shows the different areas where the math is used. It's how it is in the real world and the teachings is supposed to reflect that. That you have chemistry in your math book is because of that, they are teaching you about Math in chemistry. During your chemistry class you are already supposed to know about the math so that they can focus on teaching chemistry since that's what that class is all about.Joel Said:
Thoth the Egyptian monkey-faced God. Teaching humans math and geometry. Could his story be the Masons ritual?We Answered:
Interesting.As this was based in Egypt, the tomb may even have been the Great pyramid itself. I believe this was plundered long before it was reworked for Khufu - but as to who or what the original purpose was is still unknown to me. The "Girdle stones" were clealy blocking stones that were simply tunnelled through, and not used for the next sealing.
I believe the original ARK was in this pyramid - and that it was removed when Moses exited Egypt with the masons - so the two stories are closely enough woven to be true.
I also believe the power within the Ark was none other than the BnBn stone depicted on carvings. As Rome threatened to remove this power source - it was sent out of Egypt undercover - those responsible then became enemies of Rome - and thus needed to hide behind secrecy.
Makes some sense at least.
Bruce Said:
how is drama an effective teaching tool for "non-dramatic" subjects? (ex: social studies, math, or science)?We Answered:
Drama / theatre will make you think outside the box.Who is this character, why do they think, act this way.
Plus if you are on stage and your counterpart forgets
their line or you do..You have to think and improvise.
Think 'WHAT IF" the social is not your norm,
2 + 2 does not add up because of this factor.
Science is a given, as it is always changing.
Theatre makes you think, step outside the
box. Explore, wonder why, what if I change this.
Beatrice Said:
Please does anyone know of a super easy to teach and learn Math curriculum to supplement my son's education?We Answered:
Teaching Textbookshttp://www.teachingtextbooks.com
Violet Said:
Useful Math applications for teaching Math?We Answered:
Now, with Microsoft, you can open a toolbox, with mathematic symbols, that should spare your time with WordKathryn Said:
Would you support a new curriculum to teach math in our schools using chess as a teaching tool?We Answered:
I think it's a great idea. All intelligent creatures play, and most games have a mathematical basis. One could analyze, for example, the number of places one can move a knight from the center of the board compared to the number of places one could move the knight from a point on the periphery. With some simple mathematics, you could determine which positions on the board held the most influence for each piece type and where that influence is extended. If chess weren't mathematical, you couldn't teach computers to play it.The second responder made a good point that teaching math through the study of chess should be an option, but not mandatory; it is just as foolish to say that everyone should study chess as it is to say that everyone should endure the traditional form of classroom instruction. Different people have different interests and excel in different ways.
That said, natural propensity for math will play a large part, as suggested by the first responder. Students who would do well in a traditional study of math will probably excel at the chess curriculum too. But you might find that 1 – 2% of the students do well with the chess program who would have otherwise failed with the traditional program. And that’s significant. Imagine that there are many curricular choices for learning math and that some schools specialize in these alternative curricula. These small gains add up and could improve the understanding of mathematics for thousands of students.
Execution is important. It is not enough to simply design the curriculum. You still need talented and experienced teachers who know how to apply it. I refer back to the notion of having schools specialize in game type of curricula to attract teachers who enjoy and excel at this type of instruction.
The last piece then comes down to matching. How do you match the students who would most benefit from this type of instruction to the teachers and schools who would best execute the curricula? A voucher system for education, where all students get to use their education monies at the school of their choice (and poor kids getting more than rich kids) is the best way to provide this. Schools can tailor their services to serve certain niches and pick the teachers that most fit with their program, paying them a fair market wage. Districts that try to provide school choice through magnet programs always seem to leave some children without any good options. And teacher placement is often too political to be effective. But these are matters of education policy, not curriculum design.